Robert D. Schaller, DO
Cardiology
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Sees patients age 18 and up
Penn Heart and Vascular Center
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About me

  • Director, Cardiac Lead Extraction Program
  • Co-Director, EP Clinical Research Program
  • Director, Cardiac Device Program
  • Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine (Cardiovascular Medicine)

Education and training

  • Medical School: Nova Southeastern University
  • Residency: Lenox Hill Hospital
  • Fellowship: Lenox Hill Hospital
  • Fellowship: UMass Memorial Medical Center
  • Fellowship: University of Pennsylvania Health System

What my patients think about me

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546 reviews

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January 2026
knowledgeable
January 2026
very professional
January 2026
professional
December 2025
dr was thorough

Insurance accepted

My Locations

Penn Medicine hospital privileges

  • Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Dr. Schaller is a Penn Medicine physician.

Qualifications and experience

Treatments and Conditions

My research

Raad M, Oranefo J, Yogasundaram H, Gurin MI, Zado E, Walsh M, Markman T, Guandalini G, Hyman MC, Schaller R, Kumareswaran R, Supple G, Deo R, Nazarian S, Riley M, Lin D, Garcia F, Frankel DS, Callans D, Epstein AE, Marchlinski FE, Dixit S. Temporary Restoration of Sinus Rhythm Improves Outcomes of Catheter Ablation for Longstanding Persistent Atrial Fibrillation , J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol, 36(8): 2025,1966-1972

Peters CJ, Bode WD, Frankel DS, Garcia F, Supple GE, Giri JS, Kumareswaran R, Dixit S, Callans DJ, Marchlinski FE, Schaller RD. Percutaneous balloon venoplasty for symptomatic lead-related venous stenosis , Heart Rhythm, 22(8): 2025,2082-2091

Yogasundaram H, Petzl AM, Raad M, Chaumont C, Guandalini GS, Kumareswaran R, Hyman MC, Schaller RD, Supple GE, Garcia FC, Nazarian S, Lin D, Riley MP, Dixit S, Callans DJ, Marchlinski FE, Frankel DS. Combined catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation and premature ventricular complexes , Heart Rhythm, 22(8): 2025,2139-2140

Bolaji OA, Markson FE, Kwaku KF, Schaller RD. Lead Perforation in Cardiac Implantable Electronic Devices: Incidence, Diagnosis, and Management , Pacing Clin Electrophysiol, 48(8): 2025,874-885

Schaller RD, Hanumanthu BK, Marchlinski FE, Cevasco M, Acker M, Cooper JM, Sadek MM. Transvenous Lead Extraction Should be Performed in the Electrophysiology Laboratory , Heart Rhythm, 22(12): 2025,3239-3245

Boyle TA, Callans D, Deo R, Garcia F, Guandalini G, Hyman MC, Lin D, Nazarian S, Riley M, Shivamurthy P, Supple G, Walsh M, Schaller RD, Frankel DS. Lead Implantation in the Setting of Venous Occlusion: Long-Term Clinical Outcomes With Tunneled Leads , JACC Clin Electrophysiol, 11(7): 2025,1616-1618

Vijayaraman P, Sharma PS, Atwater BD, Nair D, Joza J, Zanon F, Li W, Kim JA, Nabutovsky Y, Lee K, Schaller RD. Two-year follow-up of the safety and clinical outcomes of stylet-driven leads for left bundle branch area pacing compared with right ventricular pacing in the Medicare population , Heart Rhythm, 223(1): 2025,169-179

Vojnika J, Martinez J, Garafolo S, Hyman MC, Shivamurthy P, Frankel DS, Lin D, Goldstein MA, Marchlinski FE, Tung R, Schaller RD. Intracardiac echocardiography-guided implantation of an atrial leadless pacemaker , Heart Rhythm, S1547-5271(25): 2025,02609-8

Markson FE, Abe TA, Frankel DS, Schaller RD. Incidence of Pacing-Induced Cardiomyopathy Among Patients With Leadless Versus Transvenous Ventricular Pacemakers , Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol, 18(8): 2025,e013800

Litt M, Vijayaraman P, Schaller RD. Incidence and Predictors of Pacing-Induced Cardiomyopathy in Paced Patients Undergoing Attempted Left Bundle Branch Area Pacing , J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol, 36(11): 2025,3072-3073